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MERCADOLIBRE INC 8-K/A Report, Financial Results (Nov 7, 2016)

Filed November 7, 2016For Securities:MELI

Summary

This filing is an amendment (8-K/A) to a previous Current Report on Form 8-K filed by MercadoLibre, Inc. The primary purpose of this amendment is to correct a typographical error regarding the "Total confirmed registered users at the end of the period" for the third quarter of 2016. The original report mistakenly stated 159.3 million users, whereas the correct figure is 166.3 million users, representing a 20.2% year-over-year increase. While this amendment focuses solely on correcting a specific data point, it implicitly reaffirms the company's growth trajectory in its user base. Investors should note that this correction does not alter other financial or operational information previously disclosed in the original 8-K filing, and the rest of the third-quarter 2016 highlights remain as previously reported.

Key Highlights

  • 1Correction of a typographical error in the previous 8-K filing regarding registered users.
  • 2The corrected number of total confirmed registered users at the end of Q3 2016 is 166.3 million.
  • 3This represents a 20.2% year-over-year increase in total confirmed registered users.
  • 4No other information from the original 8-K filing has been updated or amended.
  • 5The amendment provides a corrected table of Q3 2016 corporate highlights.
  • 6This filing does not introduce new financial results or significant operational updates beyond the user count correction.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K/A filing is to correct a typographical error in the previously filed 8-K regarding the total number of confirmed registered users at the end of the third quarter of 2016. The correct number is now reported as 166.3 million, up from the incorrectly stated 159.3 million.

No, this filing specifically addresses a correction to the registered user count and does not update, modify, or amend any other financial results or operational disclosures from the original 8-K filing. The rest of the Q3 2016 corporate highlights remain as previously reported.

The corrected number of total confirmed registered users at the end of Q3 2016 is 166.3 million, which represents a 20.2% year-over-year increase.

No, this amendment solely focuses on correcting the 'Total confirmed registered users at the end of period' metric. Other key performance metrics like Gross Merchandise Volume, number of successful items sold/shipped, and total payment volume remain as previously disclosed in the original 8-K.